Headliners<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573379552{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]![\"Amna](\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/melioraweekend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AmnaNawaz_resized-1024x1024.jpg\")
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Eastman Presents: Alarm Will Sound: Homecoming<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nFounded at Eastman School of Music 25 years ago, contemporary chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound returns to Rochester for Meliora Weekend to celebrate with a new award in hand and a new program on offer. The winners of the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music\/Small Ensemble present New Acoustica<\/em>, an innovative program featuring live performances of complex electronica on acoustic instruments.<\/p>\n\u201cWith New Acoustica<\/em>, we present the music of Aphex Twin, Jlin, King Britt, Marcos Balter, SOPHIE, Tim Exile, Lucrecia Dalt, and more, bringing the work of these outstanding and groundbreaking artists to you in a way that you\u2019ve never heard before.\u201d \u2014 Alarm Will Sound<\/p>\nAlarm Will Sound\u2019s visit is generously supported by the Elizabeth Ward Chicares \u201986 Distinguished Visiting Artist Program<\/em>.<\/p>\nThis program is part of the Eastman Presents Kodak Series and Eastman Explores America, and features Eastman alumni.<\/p>\n
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Headliners<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573379552{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784831795845{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Amna Nawaz: PBS News Hour<\/em> co-anchor and co-managing editor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAmna Nawaz is an Emmy, Peabody, and Cronkite award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of the PBS News Hour<\/em>.<\/p>\nHer reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs, to immigration and education, to culture and sports… Read more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1784734553124{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784572969436{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784654345874{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Andrew Ross Sorkin: New York Times<\/em> bestselling author, journalist, & co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAndrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times<\/em> and a co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em>, CNBC\u2019s signature morning program. He is also the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York Times<\/em> that he started in 2001.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573313579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784654370073{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Nick Offerman: actor, author, humorist, and woodworker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nNick Offerman is an actor, author, humorist, and woodworker whose credits include the Emmy Award-winning role of Bill in The Last of Us<\/em> (HBO), Ron Swanson on NBC\u2019s Parks and Recreation<\/em>, Jinx in Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em> (Apple). His latest book is Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop\u2019s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784643754209{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784654631554{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Eastman Presents: Alarm Will Sound: Homecoming<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nFounded at Eastman School of Music 25 years ago, contemporary chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound returns to Rochester for Meliora Weekend to celebrate with a new award in hand and a new program on offer. The winners of the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music\/Small Ensemble present New Acoustica<\/em>, an innovative program featuring live performances of complex electronica on acoustic instruments.<\/p>\n\u201cWith New Acoustica<\/em>, we present the music of Aphex Twin, Jlin, King Britt, Marcos Balter, SOPHIE, Tim Exile, Lucrecia Dalt, and more, bringing the work of these outstanding and groundbreaking artists to you in a way that you\u2019ve never heard before.\u201d \u2014 Alarm Will Sound<\/p>\nAlarm Will Sound\u2019s visit is generously supported by the Elizabeth Ward Chicares \u201986 Distinguished Visiting Artist Program<\/em>.<\/p>\nThis program is part of the Eastman Presents Kodak Series and Eastman Explores America, and features Eastman alumni.<\/p>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784831785320{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Amna Nawaz: PBS News Hour<\/em> co-anchor and co-managing editor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nAmna Nawaz is an Emmy, Peabody, and Cronkite award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of the PBS News Hour<\/em>.<\/p>\n Her reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs, to immigration and education, to culture and sports… Read more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”33px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1784729059975{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784572969436{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Andrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times<\/em> and a co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em>, CNBC\u2019s signature morning program. He is also the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York Times<\/em> that he started in 2001.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”34px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781708839{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573313579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Nick Offerman is an actor, author, humorist, and woodworker whose credits include the Emmy Award-winning role of Bill in The Last of Us<\/em> (HBO), Ron Swanson on NBC\u2019s Parks and Recreation<\/em>, Jinx in Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em> (Apple). His latest book is Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop\u2019s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”40px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784729587971{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Founded at Eastman School of Music 25 years ago, contemporary chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound returns to Rochester for Meliora Weekend to celebrate with a new award in hand and a new program on offer. The winners of the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music\/Small Ensemble present New Acoustica<\/em>, an innovative program featuring live performances of complex electronica on acoustic instruments.<\/p>\n \u201cWith New Acoustica<\/em>, we present the music of Aphex Twin, Jlin, King Britt, Marcos Balter, SOPHIE, Tim Exile, Lucrecia Dalt, and more, bringing the work of these outstanding and groundbreaking artists to you in a way that you\u2019ve never heard before.\u201d \u2014 Alarm Will Sound<\/p>\n Alarm Will Sound\u2019s visit is generously supported by the Elizabeth Ward Chicares \u201986 Distinguished Visiting Artist Program<\/em>.<\/p>\n This program is part of the Eastman Presents Kodak Series and Eastman Explores America, and features Eastman alumni.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573379552{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Amna Nawaz is an Emmy, Peabody, and Cronkite award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of the PBS News Hour<\/em>.<\/p>\n Her reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs, to immigration and education, to culture and sports… Read more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1784734553124{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784572969436{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Andrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times<\/em> and a co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em>, CNBC\u2019s signature morning program. He is also the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York Times<\/em> that he started in 2001.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573313579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Nick Offerman is an actor, author, humorist, and woodworker whose credits include the Emmy Award-winning role of Bill in The Last of Us<\/em> (HBO), Ron Swanson on NBC\u2019s Parks and Recreation<\/em>, Jinx in Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em> (Apple). His latest book is Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop\u2019s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784643754209{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Founded at Eastman School of Music 25 years ago, contemporary chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound returns to Rochester for Meliora Weekend to celebrate with a new award in hand and a new program on offer. The winners of the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music\/Small Ensemble present New Acoustica<\/em>, an innovative program featuring live performances of complex electronica on acoustic instruments.<\/p>\n \u201cWith New Acoustica<\/em>, we present the music of Aphex Twin, Jlin, King Britt, Marcos Balter, SOPHIE, Tim Exile, Lucrecia Dalt, and more, bringing the work of these outstanding and groundbreaking artists to you in a way that you\u2019ve never heard before.\u201d \u2014 Alarm Will Sound<\/p>\n Alarm Will Sound\u2019s visit is generously supported by the Elizabeth Ward Chicares \u201986 Distinguished Visiting Artist Program<\/em>.<\/p>\n This program is part of the Eastman Presents Kodak Series and Eastman Explores America, and features Eastman alumni.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750779671550{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”] Heather Higginbottom is the head of research, policy & insights for corporate responsibility at JPMorganChase. 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